Example sentences of "nothing [to-vb] with [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But you had nothing to do with their choice ? |
| 2 | I only recognise the poetic meaning of words , that is , the sound of words , their music , which has nothing to do with their meaning . |
| 3 | I am sure that had nothing to do with her withdrawal but the way she did it raised more questions than it answered . |
| 4 | If her marriage had to be mentioned at all — and she did n't see why it was even necessary , it had absolutely nothing to do with her work as a book illustrator — then at least they could have got the facts straight , and described her as separated . |
| 5 | And , she thought with relief , if new evidence had turned up in France , it might mean that Veronica had had nothing to do with her husband 's death . |
| 6 | She directed her eyes to his , secretly willing him to see the truth that had nothing to do with her partner or Maria Luisa — the truth that she had loved him then and still did . |
| 7 | There were other things in the suitcase , he explained , but they had nothing to do with his act . |
| 8 | ‘ It had nothing to do with his homosexuality , ’ she maintains . |
| 9 | The fact that he was a two-tone fish probably had nothing to do with his leadership . |
| 10 | James Bridie had the Anglo-Scots summed up , though nothing to do with his work on those notorious Edinburgh grave-robbers , Burke and Hare . |
| 11 | In Bradshaw v Rugby Portland Cement Ltd , 1972 IRLR 8 , although the offence was of a serious nature , the tribunal recommended re-engagement because ( 1 ) the offence had nothing to do with his work , ( 2 ) he was not brought into contact with female staff , ( 3 ) the nature of the offence was unlikely to upset his relationships with his workmates — a gang of men — and ( 4 ) it did not expose anyone to ‘ moral danger ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , it 's a personal thing , Greg , nothing to do with his work . ’ |
| 13 | Frederick Cranko 's family , who had disapproved of his marrying a Jew , would have nothing to do with his widow . |
| 14 | It is nothing to do with his love life or his own business but a lot of money is involved . ’ |
| 15 | It had nothing to do with his empathy , for shield as deep as she would , until the whole World became flatly three-dimensional , the conviction was still there . |
| 16 | It was only in London they had to keep up the pretence that Buckmaster had nothing to do with his company . |
| 17 | In view of what he has said , I deeply regret having called him , I think on Question 2 , to ask a question about the Northumbria police which had nothing to do with his constituency . |
| 18 | The subject is unwelcome , and it can surely have had nothing to do with his death . ’ |
| 19 | Danny Gardiner said he sold drugs to Chalky White … but he had nothing to do with his death . |
| 20 | ‘ It has nothing to do with his height , ’ Sara said stiffly . |
| 21 | The FISA president said the sanction against Mansell was for this breach of security rules and had nothing to do with his failure to stop after a black flag was waved at him three times . |
| 22 | His reasons for no longer enjoying it had nothing to do with his accident , now well past him , or with the failure of the Brabham venture ; it was within himself . |
| 23 | ‘ It 's nothing to do with his birthday , nor with his telephone numbers , nor addresses , past or present , nor his bank accounts , nor his national insurance . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Some of it seemed to cross into the Aids field , which had nothing to do with his brief at the Royal Free . ’ |
| 25 | Well that ai n't got nothing to do with his kidney problems . |
| 26 | Besides , that time of Mills ’ life has got nothing to do with his murder . |
| 27 | Indeed , in a remarkable episode , El Cid is said to have forced Alfonso to swear an oath on sacred relics to the effect that he had nothing to do with his brother 's murder . |
| 28 | This had nothing to do with his chemistry . |
| 29 | How can we think about something colouring our that does n't have anything to do with our bodies , nothing to do with our history , nothing to do with a particular that we 've gone through , nothing to do with our soul faculties . |
| 30 | What I find strange is that England have got nothing to do with our tour of Ireland and Wales , yet they get the big game and all the money . ’ |